Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24
GENERAL.

claims to be a m ner His dynamite cart
| ridges are of the kind used by miners.
| THE Shah of Persia proposes soon to
make a complete tour OF Europe, returning
| next September.
THE Central Bank of Canada, Toronto.
| Ont closed its doors on the 18th. Liabili-
ties between 800, COO and $500
| A BRITISH sailor serving on the United
! States steamer Quinnebaug, who was I'M
| der sentence of Imprisonment for some Of
feuse, recently jumped overheard IN the
Sea OF Marmora. He reached the shore
and claimed British protection. This
American Consulate at Constantinople
claimed him, but the British refused to sur
| render him on the ground that his offense
| is not included in the extradition treaty.
SIR WILLIAM MACARTHUR, ex-Lord Mayor
| of London, eX-member OF the House OF
Commons, and a munificent patron OF the
Wesleyan Church, died in a carriage of the
underground railway on the 10Th. Hewas
probably choked to death by the BLACKLIST
| fog experienced In years which prevailed
at the time of his death
THE fortune of the late Baron Wolverton,
OF England. is SAID 10 amonnt to $1,000, 900.
THE Governments of England. France,
Belgium, Holland. Germany and Denmark
have arrived at agreement to stop the
traffic in spirits among the fishermen OF the
North sea.
The Irish Court of Queens Bench has
quashed the verdict of the coroner's jury
at Mitchelstown in the case of the police
shooting September 9, taking the ground
that the inquest was illegal, the jury ir-
regularly impaneled and the coroner's con-
duct illegal and partial.
Iris reported in London that the Gov
eminent proposes to swear in 10000 special
constables to check further riots.
FOURTEEN miners were killed by an ex-
plosion in coal mine near Dortmund, Ger
many, recently.
THE Italian Parliament was opened on
the 10th by King Humbert in person. He
announced that Itaiy's relations with for
eign powers were excellent and suggested
several reforms.
INFORMATION has been received of an in
surrection which recently occurred in the
garrison at EskiSaghra, near Adrianople,
in which the insurgents sustained a loss Of
sixty of their number and killed sixteen
and wounded three of the soldiers, who
finally succeeded in subduing them.
The Chinese steamship Wah Yum has
been destroyed in the Canton river with a
loss of 400 lives.
THE Anarchist excitement is said to have
doomed the 'tAmerican" party.
ALL the concesionss made to the Mitkie-
wicz syndicate have been revoked by the
Chinese Government.
IN the French Chamber on the 1T the
Deputies, on n vote OF 527 against three,
approved of the demand to prosecute NJ.
Wilson. The ministers went in Il body to
inform President Grevy of the decision of
the Cham Der. NJ. Ma zan, Minister of JUS
tice, placed his resignation in the hands of
the President, who entrusted the duties of
the former temporarily to NJ. Fallierez,
Minister of the Interior
Four policemen, twenty spectators and
several bailiffs were injured at an eviction
which took place the other day at Dungar-
vel, Ireland. The inmates Of the house
upon which the attack was made escaped
by means of an underground passage.
THE Gar and CZarina left Copenhagen
on the 18th on their return to st. Peters
burg by way of Berlin.
The Russian Government has notified
the press to be guarded in comments on
Germany.
GENERAL VALENTINE BAKER, who was
expelled the British army and imprisoned
carriage in 1875 and subsequently entered
the Turkish service, died recently, aged
fifty-two. He had been dashing cavalry
officer before his unfortunate lapse.
HENRI RoCHEFoRT wounded an editor
named Mourmac in duel at Paris recently
over General Boulanger.
1T was unofficially rumored in Brussels
recently that there had been fighting be-
tween natives and Stanley's force, and that
the rear guard of the latter had been cut
off The rumors grew out of the reports
of Tippoo lib being unable to afford Stanley
assistance in consequence of hostile tribes.